dszil
August 27th, 2007, 12:52 PM
So after doing the lurking thing for a while...I've decided it's time to join in the fun:). This thread will be serving pretty much as nothing but an introduction (just feel like I should say hi before throwing out any questions!)…so anyone looking for some worthwhile information or a question to answer…feel free to move on to a different thread:D.
I'm currently 28 years old (male)...5’11”…190lbs...I'd estimate 18-20% BF. Spent my life up through age 22 as an elite athlete and after hanging it up, decided I needed to take a few years to see how the other half lived (read: see what life is like when you aren’t training 60 hours a week). Never really let myself get that out of shape…but never really did much to prevent the slow BF creep that tends to come with a desk-job either. It was a hugely needed break (for sanity’s sake)…but now I’m ready to get back to a body I can be proud of.
My current short-term goal is a cut/toning. Essentially…dropping 10-15lbs of BF while tightening up what’s underneath. Major strength gains are not really an objective at this point. Once I’ve gotten through this phase…I’ll see whether I’m interested in a bulk or just a perpetual maintain. “Bulk” was evil in my athletic yesteryears…so it might be fun to try to add on some more lean mass than I ever carried before when the time is right. We’ll see though.
On the strength side…the basement gym currently includes dumbbell pairs through 100s and a power-tower for chins/dips (I workout alone and have no desire to go the barbell route…even with a rack). For cardio…I’m still searching Craigslist and eBay for a reasonably priced Concept2…but for now am limited to a bike, a climber, and a Gazelle my wife insisted upon…which actually isn’t the worst change-of-pace I’ve ever tried!
I don't have any past experience in pure strength-focused fitness...but I hope that the time I spent dedicated to a life of training will have provided some knowledge that I can lend in exchange for everything this community has to offer! The time I spent as an athlete did include countless hours of varied training (many of which were with world-class strength coaches)...and a focus on body comp that most would categorize as beyond obsessive...so there's got to be some worthwhile knowledge in there...right!:D!
So anyway...that’s pretty much me in four paragraphs or less:D.
Now that I’ve gotten the introduction out of the way....I’ve got a few preliminary questions I wouldn’t mind getting some input on. But I’ll open more appropriately named threads for them. Like I said…this one was just to say hi to the community that I’m hoping will help keep me focused and on track!
See ya around the forumns!
-Dan
I'm currently 28 years old (male)...5’11”…190lbs...I'd estimate 18-20% BF. Spent my life up through age 22 as an elite athlete and after hanging it up, decided I needed to take a few years to see how the other half lived (read: see what life is like when you aren’t training 60 hours a week). Never really let myself get that out of shape…but never really did much to prevent the slow BF creep that tends to come with a desk-job either. It was a hugely needed break (for sanity’s sake)…but now I’m ready to get back to a body I can be proud of.
My current short-term goal is a cut/toning. Essentially…dropping 10-15lbs of BF while tightening up what’s underneath. Major strength gains are not really an objective at this point. Once I’ve gotten through this phase…I’ll see whether I’m interested in a bulk or just a perpetual maintain. “Bulk” was evil in my athletic yesteryears…so it might be fun to try to add on some more lean mass than I ever carried before when the time is right. We’ll see though.
On the strength side…the basement gym currently includes dumbbell pairs through 100s and a power-tower for chins/dips (I workout alone and have no desire to go the barbell route…even with a rack). For cardio…I’m still searching Craigslist and eBay for a reasonably priced Concept2…but for now am limited to a bike, a climber, and a Gazelle my wife insisted upon…which actually isn’t the worst change-of-pace I’ve ever tried!
I don't have any past experience in pure strength-focused fitness...but I hope that the time I spent dedicated to a life of training will have provided some knowledge that I can lend in exchange for everything this community has to offer! The time I spent as an athlete did include countless hours of varied training (many of which were with world-class strength coaches)...and a focus on body comp that most would categorize as beyond obsessive...so there's got to be some worthwhile knowledge in there...right!:D!
So anyway...that’s pretty much me in four paragraphs or less:D.
Now that I’ve gotten the introduction out of the way....I’ve got a few preliminary questions I wouldn’t mind getting some input on. But I’ll open more appropriately named threads for them. Like I said…this one was just to say hi to the community that I’m hoping will help keep me focused and on track!
See ya around the forumns!
-Dan